The Sonnet Allegro is based around the TI XIO2213A chip, rather than the TI XIO2213B solution. I've had feedback that the "A" revision is running fine, but I can't verify first hand.(A number of other resellers & manufacturers give me positive feedback, so fairly certain)

Just to clarify Wonks, what chipset is your system running? The issues being discussed only applies to X99/Z170 rigs at the moment, although I don't expect that to change on newer chipsets moving forward.

I've pushed the button on this Digitus card and shall report back anon.

Apart from the fact that it has the TI XIO2213B chip, I chose this one because of the internal port, which I will use for the existing front panel FW400 connector. For the audio interface I'll use a 9-pin to 6-pin cable.

Just to reiterate, this is all about motherboard chipset compatibility with my Z170 board.

OK I'm back ... long story short, after an issue with one retailer I gave up on the Digitus and went with a Delock card instead (looks identical to the Digitus, right? Wrong!!!) popped it in and found it had an LSI chip instead. Nevertheless this is now working perfectly with my Z170 motherboard and has given my MOTU a new lease of life!

This card has 3 independent FW800 ports and I have tested with all three active, connected to my MOTU as well as 2 FW400 external harddisks using FW800->FW400 cables. So far, this is the best card I've come accross (and I have measured and compared the disk transfer rates) and it does all of this with the stock Firewire driver in Windows 10 (no need to load the "legacy" driver).

The "TI only" dogma might no longer hold true for modern motherboards.

Hi all,A friend offered me a "control surface" to have a play with. Turns out to be a Tascam FW-1884. Very nice, but I don't have firewire on my pc.It's a 2009 Dell Inspiron souped up with a pair of ssds, and although I have the service tag (BVN6K4J) the motherboard details aren't on the dell support site.Any suggestions for a cheap card? The thing is probably too big for what I want, but it would be interesting to see what pc mixing with faders is like.